The countdown to the disclosing of Ferrari’s new SF-25 on Wednesday, February 19, has formally began. Ferrari group boss Frederic Vasseur had already confirmed the insights gathered by the Italian web site AutoRacer.it throughout the growth of mission 677: “Within the fourth 12 months of this technical cycle, now we have a wealth of information at our disposal, and the 2025 automobile can be totally new.” The French Staff Principal additionally disclosed {that a} mere 1% of the 2024 automobile could be carried over to the SF-25. It is a blunt means of indicating that the 2025 automobile’s growth is akin to ranging from scratch, drawing totally on the intensive data gathered over the previous three seasons. This message was additionally clearly conveyed by Frederic Vasseur to the technical group. The employees, headed by Loic Serra, Ferrari’s new Technical Director, Diego Tondi, accountable for the aerodynamic division, and Fabio Montecchi, the Chief Mission Engineer, has launched daring selections aimed toward making the 2025 season not only a transitional 12 months however a major step ahead earlier than the most important adjustments anticipated in 2026.
The SF-25 introduces substantial adjustments on the outside, whereas the inside stays much less revolutionary: targeted changes to cooling techniques are deliberate, however the extremely environment friendly triangular airbox is prone to keep. The SF-24 was already a car that marked a significant departure from Ferrari’s earlier designs, with aerodynamics considerably revamped following the problems confronted by the previous 2023 automobile. In line with educated technical sources, “these laws nonetheless have untapped potential,” that means there’s nonetheless appreciable room for enchancment. Whereas this course of is undoubtedly difficult, there’s a consensus that when the right path is recognized, vital positive factors can observe. Ferrari’s technique revolves round aggressively adopting the entrance pull-rod, not simply to beat the intense limitations that the SF-24 endured all through the season, significantly relating to tire administration. The redistribution of mass, nonetheless, is something however easy and would require time and cautious studying to totally optimize the automobile’s setup.
In distinction to this, the rear part of the SF-25 has not undergone a drastic reconfiguration of its inner mechanics, however slightly a extra refined and exact evolution according to the group’s aims. Equally, the automobile’s central construction has not skilled a whole overhaul. Whereas different groups, similar to Williams (and others), have opted to redistribute the automobile’s mass, with the FW47 notably eliminating the massive central radiator positioned behind the airscoop, Ferrari has chosen to not undertake such a heavy redistribution of cooling elements. As a substitute, the group has targeted on additional optimizing the present cooling setup. This determination maintains the automobile’s authentic character whereas permitting changes that accommodate different modifications, such because the adjustments made to the chassis that have an effect on the cooling system structure.
There isn’t any drastic transformation akin to Crimson Bull’s 2024 overhaul, which included an in depth redistribution of radiators throughout the RB20, a transfer that, though it posed challenges for the Milton Keynes group, finally helped remedy cooling points, as evidenced by the changes made throughout the Suzuka race. Ferrari, nonetheless, opted to not take this dangerous strategy. As a substitute, they selected to retain a well-recognized weight distribution within the central a part of the automobile, staying near the configurations of earlier Ferrari fashions.
As for the SF-25, the 1% of carryover parts from the 2024 Formulation 1 automobile, the SF24, as talked about by Frederic Vasseur, will embody, amongst different issues, the hood consumption, which can preserve its triangular form, mirroring the design of the roll hoop. This characteristic has been part of Ferrari’s design philosophy for the reason that F1-75 in 2022 (and even earlier with the SF-90) and is a part of the group’s need to keep away from transferring in the direction of extra central cooling techniques, often known as centerline cooling. The distinctive “ears” connected to the edges of the airbox will even stay current on the whole fleet of Ferrari-powered automobiles by way of 2024. Even Ferrari’s buyer groups, Sauber and Haas, have opted to centralize their automobile’s mass by shifting not solely the oil radiator to the middle but in addition repositioning the electrical radiator alongside the automobile’s central axis. This permits for higher utilization of area, significantly within the sidepod areas.
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